فرهنگ و انديشه: Possible meaning of Tamil and Dravidian

پنجشنبه، آذر ۰۳، ۱۴۰۱

The name of the TAmil (dAmil) people can mean the people of warm land:

दा f. dA (dam) heat

Ilā (इला) refers to “earth”.

Thier Dravid name could also mean the people of the warm land:

द्राव m. drAva heat

iḍā (इडा) refers to “earth”.